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Reports surrounding the iPhone 12 have increased significantly in recent weeks. Now an article has been published that provides more details about Apple's work on the new iPhone series.
In recent weeks, a number of conflicting reports have been piling up regarding the iPhone 12. While Nikkei claims that Apple could delay the iPhone 12 launch by months due to economic uncertainty, other platforms continue to believe that it will launch this fall. Now, however, the Wall Street Journal has published a report that provides more details. The news site quotes former employees and explains the production process. The report states: Item:
Apple's new flagship models are typically unveiled in September, so 5G phones are still months away. But the company's operations team typically orders camera modules and other components in March and April for iPhone assembly in the summer months, according to former employees.
iPhone 12 prototypes are assembled via video chat
According to the WSJ, Tim Cook is in regular email exchange with senior employees. Apple is prepared for such a situation. But one analyst warns of the consequences of weak demand. Mehdi Hosseini, analyst at the Susquehanna International Group, explains to the Wall Street Journal:
Being stuck with extra modems or unsold 5G iPhones could reduce the wide profit margins that helped make Apple the first $1 trillion U.S. company, said Mehdi Hosseini, an analyst at Susquehanna International Group. He expects Apple to continue to let component suppliers make iPhone parts as planned while it reassesses demand in May or June.
According to the report, Apple is currently working online with maximum encryption. Various Apple engineers are said to be supporting their Chinese colleagues in assembling new iPhone 12 prototypes via video chat. The Wall Street Journal also confirmed an earlier Bloomberg report that Apple is allowing hardware engineers to go home with various prototypes for the first time so that they can continue development there. Whether the new iPhone 12 series will actually be released this fall remains to be seen. (Photo by HalfPoint / Bigstockphoto)
